

The Secret of Roan Inish
"Between land and sea there is a place where myths are real."
Overview
Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie – a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate.
Movie Details
Budget
$5.7M
$5,700,000
Revenue
$6.2M
$6,160,000
Languages
English
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Studio
Jones Entertainment Group
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Key Crew

John Sayles
Screenplay

John Sayles
Director

John Sloss
Executive Producer

Peter Newman
Executive Producer

Sarah Green
Producer

Maggie Renzi
Producer
Cast
Jeni Courtney
Fiona
Eileen Colgan
Tess

Mick Lally
Hugh

John Lynch
Tadhg
Pat Slowey
Priest

Dave Duffy
Jim

Declan Hannigan
Oldest brother
Richard Sheridan
Eamon
Micheal MacCarthaigh
Schoolmaster

Fergal McElherron
Sean Michael

Brendan Conroy
Flynn

Frankie McCafferty
Tim
Gerard Rooney
Liam

Susan Lynch
Selkie
Suzanne Gallagher
Silkie's Daughter
Cillian Byrne
Jamie
Linda Greer
Brigid